Went to see the movie Argo last Thursday and, when a fully-bearded Ben Affleck appeared on screen, I thought: “Holy cow, Jason Garrison!” In Argo, Affleck plays the role of CIA agent Tony Mendez and rocks a full beard almost identical to the one Garrison sports on a regular basis. So when we finally caught up Monday to the injured Vancouver Canuck blueliner, we had to ask him whether he and Affleck were separated at birth. “It’s funny you mention that,” he chuckled, “because I did have a couple of people comment to me about it. It’s tough to say who is the better looking one. Obviously I’m going to check out the movie and see the resemblance.” Believe it, Jason. You and Ben could be twins …

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